Wednesday, June 3, 2009

UNHCR working with Sri Lanka to provide relief to displaced

The UN refugee agency is working "closely" with the Sri Lankan government to enable the displaced Tamil civilians, uprooted due to just concluded conflict between the LTTE and the Army, to return to their homes.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its partners are also working to improve conditions in the camps and stabilising the lives of the displaced people.

Last month, the Government declared that its military operation against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was over, ending more than two decades of fighting. Read more ...

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